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This week’s project was yet another in a series of projects that required multiple attempts before I achieved the result I was looking for. I tried several different spiral braids that were unsatisfying. I wanted the braid to echo the spiral of blue and orange in the pendant, and there were lots of options. I [...]
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The polished agate pendant I used in this necklace was my favorite find from Beads, Etc. in South Lake Tahoe, California last November. I was concerned because the hole in the pendant is quite small for a kumihimo necklace, but I couldn’t leave the store without it. I love the way the artist allowed the [...]
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Even when we’re making mistakes, we’re learning. This week there were far more “learning experiences” than successful projects in my workroom. Take the project in the photo at the left, for example. The first hurdle to overcome appeared when I needed to take the groups of threads off of eight of the tama and pass [...]
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I’ve tossed my share of unsuccessful projects into the trash over the years. Often it’s the wisest thing to do when faced with a warp that just isn’t working the way you wanted it to work. But when I’ve made the effort to wind 16 tama with 48 strands of 40weight rayon each, I’m reluctant [...]
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